The WASP-62 system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 572.83 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.11 solar masses |
Radius | 1.23 solar radiae |
Temperature | 6230 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.04 decimal exponent |
Age | 2.6 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, WASP-62 b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 165.272 Earth masses |
Density | 0.262 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 14.796 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 0.0571 AU |
Eccentricity | 0 |
Orbital Period | 4.412 days |
Discovery Method | Transit |
Discovery Facility | SuperWASP |
Discovery Telescope | Canon 200mm f/1.8L |
Discovery Instrument | iKon-L CCD Camera |
Discovery Date | 2012-10 |
Reference | Hellier et al. 2012 |